These selections try to give the listener a taste of some musical styles which are rare, remarkable in quality and representative of their epoch. Naturally, this brief selection will not include some historic recordings which deserve a place among the perals of Persian music. The music lover will doubtless be disappointed not to find a recording from Sabâ, or the voices of some of the singers of the past. To fill such a void, this anthology would have to be much longer. But since many of these recordings are already readily available to enthusiasts we have instead selected recordings that are both rare and have a superior technical quality to those normally available. Included with the book The Art of Persian Music.
1. Abu-'Atâ / Hejâz, by Navâ'i, ney (6:40)
2. Homâyun, by Musâ Ma'rufi, târ, followed by a reng of Homâyunn with târ, violin and zarb (5:40)
3. Abu-'Atâ / Hejâz, by 'âli Khan 'Aref, voice with violin (3:40)
4. Pishdarâmad & reng in Homâyun,by Yusof Forutan, setâr (6:15)
5. Mâhur, by Yahyâ Khân Zarrinpanje, târ (7:25)
6. Shur, by Sa'id Hormozi, setâr (6:30)
7. Zarb solo by Zia Mirabdolbaghi (3:30)
8. Qatâr, by Asghar Bahâri, kamânche (8:30)
9. Masnavi in Bayât-e Esfahân, by Parisâ, voice, and Mohammad Musavi, ney (5:00)
10. Segâh, by Jalil Shahnâz, târ, and Hoseyn Tehrâni, zarb (3:10)
11. Râst-Panjgâh, by Hatam-e 'Askari-e Farahani, voice, and Dariush Safvat, setâr (11:50)
12. Mâhur, zarbi and reng, by Dariush Safvat, santur, and Bruno Caillat, zarb (3:50)
